Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The four deadliest boat fires and explosions are featured in this episode of Learn Something New™ from NFPA Journal®.
On September 2, 2019, a dive boat fire killed 34 people off the coast of California. Sadly, it joins a long list of other catastrophic, deadly blazes on marine vessels, including passenger steamboats and ferries, and military vessels. In fact, four of the 21 deadliest fires or explosions in the history of the world occurred on boats.
NFPA® takes a closer look at four of these terrible disasters in New York, Memphis, Nova Scotia, and Huangpu River, China.
© 2019 National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®). All rights reserved.
The four deadliest boat fires and explosions are featured in this episode of Learn Something New™ from NFPA Journal®.
On September 2, 2019, a dive boat fire killed 34 people off the coast of California. Sadly, it joins a long list of other catastrophic, deadly blazes on marine vessels, including passenger steamboats and ferries, and military vessels. In fact, four of the 21 deadliest fires or explosions in the history of the world occurred on boats.
NFPA® takes a closer look at four of these terrible disasters in New York, Memphis, Nova Scotia, and Huangpu River, China.
© 2019 National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®). All rights reserved.
